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elections. when we do, when we do, we will elect more women, more minorities, more young people to public office and that's a good thing. the american people are what make our country great. by and large, the united states is a nation of immigrants. built, enriched and strengthened by men, women and children who share our patriotism and seek the american dream. the strength of our democracy will be advanced by bold action for comprehensive immigration reform. today we take an oath to protect and defend our constitution, our people and our freedom. to protect and defend, that is our first responsibility. and our democracy requires that we each uphold the duty of keeping americans safe in their homes and their schools and in their neighborhoods. as we mourn the families of newtown, we mow that ensuring the safety of all americans would be a truly meaningful tribute to the children and teachers of sandy hook elementary school. for the strength of our democracy, for the sake of our children, let us
elections. when we do, when we do, we will elect more women, more minorities, more young people to public office and that's a good thing. the american people are what make our country great. by and large, the united states is a nation of immigrants. built, enriched and strengthened by men, women and children who share our patriotism and seek the american dream. the strength of our democracy will be advanced by bold action for comprehensive immigration reform. today we take an oath to protect...
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because that election -- bad elections lead to that lawmakers. in 2012 taught us anything, is that we need campaign finance reform. democrats will amend the resolution to give the house a vote on a congressional -- constitutional amendment to control the corrupting influence of money on politics. the supreme court's citizens united decision opened the floodgates, and we are awash in a sea of millions of dollars of unregulated money drowning out the voice of individual citizens. politicians are increasingly beholden to wealthy special interests -- a multinational oil company that does not like a particular member of congress can just write a big, undisclosed check to americans for apple pie and puppies and watch the american advertising work its magic. there are a variety of ways to solve this problem. i introduced a amendment that would overturn citizens united and put a stop to the corporate personhood nonsense it represents. despite what governor romney said on the campaign trail, corporations are not people, and they do not deserve the same co
because that election -- bad elections lead to that lawmakers. in 2012 taught us anything, is that we need campaign finance reform. democrats will amend the resolution to give the house a vote on a congressional -- constitutional amendment to control the corrupting influence of money on politics. the supreme court's citizens united decision opened the floodgates, and we are awash in a sea of millions of dollars of unregulated money drowning out the voice of individual citizens. politicians are...
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one is the general collection, - election, the other is the money election. in the general election, citizens get to vote, and in the money election, it is the funder who gets to vote. to run in the general election, one must do extremely well in the money election. you do not have to win, but you have to do well. there are just as few relevant funders in our democracy as there are lesters in lesterland. really? .3% of americans gave money in the 2012 election. .05% gave the maximum amount in the 2012 election. .01% gave $10,000 or more in the 2012 election. .003% gave $100,000 or more. .000042%, 159 americans, gave 60% of the superpac money spent in the 2012 election. i think it is fair for me to say .05% is a good estimate of the relevant funders, and these funders are our lesters. if you think about the great stuff said about the small- dollar contributions in 2012, total amount was $330 million. 34 lesters gave as much as all the small-dollar numbers combined. this is what we can say about usaland. citizens united is ultimately correct. as in lesterland,
one is the general collection, - election, the other is the money election. in the general election, citizens get to vote, and in the money election, it is the funder who gets to vote. to run in the general election, one must do extremely well in the money election. you do not have to win, but you have to do well. there are just as few relevant funders in our democracy as there are lesters in lesterland. really? .3% of americans gave money in the 2012 election. .05% gave the maximum amount in...
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the election day, television, we were educating people about the election process. we were guiding people. we were telling them it was a civic duty. if they wanted a change, they had to do this. that made a difference. i was blown away. i would not have known that if i had not seen it. and then there were irregularities. we had that also. [laughter] maybe a little bit more. people were taking pictures. there is much more accountability than there ever has been. the large factor i will mention is we have a resilient judiciary now in pakistan. it is a new thing. all of these factors are going to help in keeping politicians a little bit more honest than they have been. i won't say much about u.s.- pakistan relations. i am going to give a little anecdote. i was in pakistan in march. i do not know i would go back. i wanted to be back for the election. at a dinner party, i met with the american consulate general. . met with the german counselor basically quizzing each one. we feel safe when we are there. american contingent said that they would much rather be back in town
the election day, television, we were educating people about the election process. we were guiding people. we were telling them it was a civic duty. if they wanted a change, they had to do this. that made a difference. i was blown away. i would not have known that if i had not seen it. and then there were irregularities. we had that also. [laughter] maybe a little bit more. people were taking pictures. there is much more accountability than there ever has been. the large factor i will mention...
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we were elected to do that. we need to pass this amendment so that we can do the balancing, not folks that are not elected who we do not know. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from michigan.
we were elected to do that. we need to pass this amendment so that we can do the balancing, not folks that are not elected who we do not know. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from michigan.
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back to the election of speaker today. there had been reports that there are a number of disgruntled or upset members in the republican conference. how valid are those reports and how will those members be able to, other than a no vote for speaker, be able to express their displeasure with the speaker boehner? >> they can vote present. and that's happened in the past. there's always a handful of folks who will vote against the speaker. not every time, but it's happened in the past, it happened with former house speaker nancy pelosi. during the last congress. even though it was assured that she would not become speaker because the democrats were the minority, still there was the expectation that democrats would all pick her as speaker, but many did not. there were a handful, six or seven, didn't do it. so it's not totally unusual for that to happen. and today the expectation is there will be some members who are opposed to speaker as bain who are may vote present. the reason they don't see him as fiscally conservative enoug
back to the election of speaker today. there had been reports that there are a number of disgruntled or upset members in the republican conference. how valid are those reports and how will those members be able to, other than a no vote for speaker, be able to express their displeasure with the speaker boehner? >> they can vote present. and that's happened in the past. there's always a handful of folks who will vote against the speaker. not every time, but it's happened in the past, it...
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election. this is 90 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. my name is a house miller. i am the director and chief operating officer of the elections commission. i want to thank you for being with us today. i wanted to care panelists. -- to thank our panelists. we're having a discussion on the 2012 elections, with -- and with the group we have gathered, we will be able to accomplish this easily and i want to inform the audience watching that we have an actor -- active twitter account that will be able to respond to questions. #beready2012. we have four panels of some of the representative cross-section of election workers, administrators, and research advocates as well as state and local election officials. in short, here to discuss the 2012 presidential election are observers of elections and those who monitor issues and process the operations associated with the elections administration. we are aware of the challenge put forth by the president in his election night speech addressing the long lin
election. this is 90 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. my name is a house miller. i am the director and chief operating officer of the elections commission. i want to thank you for being with us today. i wanted to care panelists. -- to thank our panelists. we're having a discussion on the 2012 elections, with -- and with the group we have gathered, we will be able to accomplish this easily and i want to inform the audience watching that we have an actor -- active twitter account that...
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an election means something. and so that mute twal respect that members of congress were elected by the people. and even though you're president and you were elected by the all the people there has to be that mutual respect, a mutual understanding that in order to really get the people's business accomplished, we have to talk to one another and work with one another and compromise with one another. and i think that's really happening since president obama was re-elected. >> you decided in 2008 to retire from the house. why? >> well, for my first 12 years i was the majority party, and it's a lot more fun being in the majority. for the last two years i was in the minority party. i didn't like it much. and i felt i had done everything that i could possibly do. i knew i wasn't going to be in leadership. i really thought that i could be more effective doing something else even though i didn't thought what i was going to be. >> you thought you would have been president of bradley university. >> that would have been a g
an election means something. and so that mute twal respect that members of congress were elected by the people. and even though you're president and you were elected by the all the people there has to be that mutual respect, a mutual understanding that in order to really get the people's business accomplished, we have to talk to one another and work with one another and compromise with one another. and i think that's really happening since president obama was re-elected. >> you decided in...
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on election day, that election sort of altered my thinking. it was clear he to me that there were forces in every public and party that would control that nomination process. it would be challenging for any nominee to navigate those forces. they would have to make difficult choices in order to be the nominee. there was an element of doubt. we did think it was the likely guy. >> was there every sign you that he would not do it? >> yeah. he had really relaxed in 2009. ann had a health scare. so, 2009, who knows. the time that i came to think that he was looking to run was right after the scott brown race when he sat down with eric and said we need to get another person. let's talk to matt rhoades. i thought that was a pretty good indication that he was very serious about thinking of running. >> i was with governor romney in 2008 during that presidential campaign. on the plane back to washington, he was busy trying to arrange people's lives. he did not sound like a person who was plotting another run. he seemed exhausted by politics. but then the
on election day, that election sort of altered my thinking. it was clear he to me that there were forces in every public and party that would control that nomination process. it would be challenging for any nominee to navigate those forces. they would have to make difficult choices in order to be the nominee. there was an element of doubt. we did think it was the likely guy. >> was there every sign you that he would not do it? >> yeah. he had really relaxed in 2009. ann had a health...
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on election day, that election -- the election day of 2010, that election sort of altered my thinking. it was clear he to me that there were forces in every public and -- astride the republican party that would control that nomination process. it would be challenging for any nominee to navigate those forces. they would have to make difficult choices in order to be the nominee. there was an element of doubt. that was injected by the 2010 race. we did think it was the likely guy. >> was there every sign you that he would not do it? -- time he thought he was not going to do it? >> yeah. he had really relaxed in 2009. i am not sure i would have gone to say he is not going to do it. ann had a health scare. mitt is not going to do something if her health is not good. so, 2009, who knows. he was enjoying writing the book. the time that i came to think that he was looking to run was right after the scott brown race when he sat down with eric and said we need to get another person. let's talk to matt rhoades. i thought that was a pretty good indication that he was very serious about thinking o
on election day, that election -- the election day of 2010, that election sort of altered my thinking. it was clear he to me that there were forces in every public and -- astride the republican party that would control that nomination process. it would be challenging for any nominee to navigate those forces. they would have to make difficult choices in order to be the nominee. there was an element of doubt. that was injected by the 2010 race. we did think it was the likely guy. >> was...
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you know, this election was not fought on that basis. they always say, you know, the call for electricity and education and so on so forth. i don't think it was formed on that basis. i'm not sure what the education plan is. the only one that had an education plan within their manifesto was pti and a push to an abysmally low literacy rate and how we intend to. >> i know we've gone way beyond time. a quick comment from you and then to us questions together. >> education -- [inaudible] that is the main reason. secondly, they are certain systemic problems within our system. for example, it has not been decided whether it should be responsible for the education of the central role in that. these are issues which i think basically really to government and perhaps things will improve. >> last two questions. ms. grossman and the mental. i'm sorry that i could take all the other spirit go ahead. >> thank you. as the song? i want to follow-up and ambassador pickering's question about rapprochement with india, and in particular, look at nuclear wea
you know, this election was not fought on that basis. they always say, you know, the call for electricity and education and so on so forth. i don't think it was formed on that basis. i'm not sure what the education plan is. the only one that had an education plan within their manifesto was pti and a push to an abysmally low literacy rate and how we intend to. >> i know we've gone way beyond time. a quick comment from you and then to us questions together. >> education -- [inaudible]...
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irr members specifically election day. i don't mean to knotted your question on that, but i just don't remember what you're talking about. >> you are counting on these, literally vote it though. when did you know you're going to hit all your targets? when did you know all the members we said we had to hit, we did. >> i was pretty confident and we felt like our plan were buried now. our election day started in september in iowa early, where we had early vote and frankly we didn't have too much of the early vote in two to designate as we and eight as we did in 2012. we stopped about pulling because every single day we would look at exactly that we were able to hypothesize an eye. these are the people we've modeled on the folic those numbers aren't faced were needing that. >> did you really need that, when they would talk about the early vote numbers. >> with that campaign spin? >> you don't really know it's happening because you don't know it's going to happen on election day. there is a force here that was negative for the
irr members specifically election day. i don't mean to knotted your question on that, but i just don't remember what you're talking about. >> you are counting on these, literally vote it though. when did you know you're going to hit all your targets? when did you know all the members we said we had to hit, we did. >> i was pretty confident and we felt like our plan were buried now. our election day started in september in iowa early, where we had early vote and frankly we didn't...
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since the election, dr. rouhani have made overtures to the promising greater transparency and confidence building measures. he reportedly intends to appoint as his foreign minister a seasoned diplomat who favors closer ties to the west. now, let's be clear. we don't know whether rouhani continues to follow on these promises. we don't know if he'll overcome the hard liners. we do know that history counsels us to be cautious about the prospects of change in iran and the actions will surely speak louder than his words. but to rush through a new round of sanctions before the new president has even taken office could slam the window of opportunity shut before we even have a chance to test whether it is genuine. a recent letter to the president signed by a selected group of diplomats and military fficials, including joseph horr, has warned that further sanctions could, quote, empower hardliners within the iranian government who are opposed to nuclear concessions. at the expense of those seeking to shift policy in
since the election, dr. rouhani have made overtures to the promising greater transparency and confidence building measures. he reportedly intends to appoint as his foreign minister a seasoned diplomat who favors closer ties to the west. now, let's be clear. we don't know whether rouhani continues to follow on these promises. we don't know if he'll overcome the hard liners. we do know that history counsels us to be cautious about the prospects of change in iran and the actions will surely speak...
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good elections in following years. again, thank you. state travels. we will take a 15-minute break and reload the tables. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> coming up in about 20 minutes, we will take you live to the white house. president obama is set to name jack lew as the next treasury secretary, becoming the 76 to treasury secretary so far. so far only one republican has come not in opposition. we will hear from the president and likely jack lew as well. vice president joe biden continues meetings on the gun violence task force coming hearing from walnut -- wildlife interest groups this morning. he is doing a widespread review of the safety laws. he will be meeting in about half an hour with the national rifle association. president obama has set a late january deadline for vice- president biden's proposals. before the meeting got under way, he spoke to reporters for about 15 minutes. >> let me thank you all for being here. you repres
good elections in following years. again, thank you. state travels. we will take a 15-minute break and reload the tables. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> coming up in about 20 minutes, we will take you live to the white house. president obama is set to name jack lew as the next treasury secretary, becoming the 76 to treasury secretary so far. so far only one republican has come not in opposition. we will...
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the question is then, will there be elections soon or never? i do not want to make more than my fair share of time, but just government current tried to prepare for the next election, this comes back to the system of patronage. it is well rooted in baghdad and the southern areas, but not yet established in the sunni areas. it would not be a good thing, definitely. >> and i would first-degree, and going to the second part of your question, i would like to think intensive u.s., diplomatic engagement could prevent that kind of outcome, because there are two place it could happen, either the central government could say too much under arrest, too much months -- instability, cannot have acceptable elections under the circumstances, or you could have a boycott. we are not going to play. woulder would be -- it either be a highly undesirable outcomes, and sometimes it takes a third party to cause take a deep breath and let the emotions pass. i would like to think we could be helpful. >> it is important for the legitimacy of the elections that they happ
the question is then, will there be elections soon or never? i do not want to make more than my fair share of time, but just government current tried to prepare for the next election, this comes back to the system of patronage. it is well rooted in baghdad and the southern areas, but not yet established in the sunni areas. it would not be a good thing, definitely. >> and i would first-degree, and going to the second part of your question, i would like to think intensive u.s., diplomatic...
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last week in connection with the mayoral election. which puts limits on the medical marijuana dispensaries. again, how these experiments of various kinds work, i think, will make an enormous difference. i'm curious on the class questionnaire >> i think you are making a different point, which is not that there are class differences now, but once an issue moves over to the middle class, then it becomes noncontroversial. >> i agree. i think that is right. >> in terms of numbers now, i do not see a great class split on this issue. >> it is not that it is turned upside-down, it is that the split has gone away, bill? >> i actually have many more questions than answers. so, i actually have a question for anna about data and a question for sean about data, which i think will be in your wheel houses. i would first note that when you go back to prohibition, there was a medical exception written in. that was a very important safety valve. and a religious exemption. >> a lot of the illegal sale of sacramento wine. -- sacramental wine. [laughter]
last week in connection with the mayoral election. which puts limits on the medical marijuana dispensaries. again, how these experiments of various kinds work, i think, will make an enormous difference. i'm curious on the class questionnaire >> i think you are making a different point, which is not that there are class differences now, but once an issue moves over to the middle class, then it becomes noncontroversial. >> i agree. i think that is right. >> in terms of numbers...
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we were elected to this body to help people. stopping these damaging nonstrategic across-the-board cuts to avoid undermining our economy should be our top priority. we should be working day and night until we have a solution. by doing nothing we risk putting our fragile economy back into a recession. by doing nothing, we refuse the commitments we've made. we're cutting education, kicking kids off head start, hurting small businesses and gutting research and innovation , the foundations of our long-term economic growth. by doing nothing we hurt the men and women who spend their days protecting our nation and providing essential services to the american people. and by doing nothing, congress is sending the wrong message to the american people. mr. speaker, we need to get america back to work and, mr. speaker, we need to get congress working again too. doing nothing is not an option. let's put an end to these gimmicks and let's stop kicking the can down the road. let's stop these series of self-imposed crises that hurts the private
we were elected to this body to help people. stopping these damaging nonstrategic across-the-board cuts to avoid undermining our economy should be our top priority. we should be working day and night until we have a solution. by doing nothing we risk putting our fragile economy back into a recession. by doing nothing, we refuse the commitments we've made. we're cutting education, kicking kids off head start, hurting small businesses and gutting research and innovation , the foundations of our...
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9th of april and theyed the -- said the election, after a year, was a fair election and they are supposed to within an immediate timeline start negotiation far contract with the union. it's the law of the land. and instead the company refused to, they sent a letter to the union declining the union's request for bargaining late in the month of april, the union then filed a complaint against the employer in may, and the investigation by the labor board had started that point. the problem is without the teeth of nlrb, to this day, three years after starting the process, the workers who voted to form a qune still don't have that right to the union that they have by the law of the land in this country. because of what's happened with the nlrb. simply, we have to do something to fix this. we have to make sure that the president can appoint the people that he has to appoint to the nlrb and that those appointments are confirmed so that they can do their valid, prescribed by law jobs to ensewer that workers have that right to unions when they vote on that. we know if you had the employee free choi
9th of april and theyed the -- said the election, after a year, was a fair election and they are supposed to within an immediate timeline start negotiation far contract with the union. it's the law of the land. and instead the company refused to, they sent a letter to the union declining the union's request for bargaining late in the month of april, the union then filed a complaint against the employer in may, and the investigation by the labor board had started that point. the problem is...
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again, the key issue is are they attempting to influence the outcome of an election? you take it from there and do further analytics and the taxpayer can help determine whether they believe their expenditures will go higher than 40% for those types of activities. >> i realize my time has expired and i would like if i i can to follow up on a virus on exactly how this new rule would then be enforced whether it be additional auditing or it would require additional personnel. >> i can provide for the record more specific guidance that we get the taxpayer. it was just handed to me but it may not be the best interest to read it out out loud. >> you can submitted to the committee. mr. paulson is recognized. >> thank you mr. chairman. mr. werfel you open your report with the findings that the irs used in appropriate criteria that identified the tea party and other organizations applying for tax-exempt status based on their name or policy positions. for some of the organizations, were they asked for their donor lists? >> it's my understanding roughly 27 entities were asked for
again, the key issue is are they attempting to influence the outcome of an election? you take it from there and do further analytics and the taxpayer can help determine whether they believe their expenditures will go higher than 40% for those types of activities. >> i realize my time has expired and i would like if i i can to follow up on a virus on exactly how this new rule would then be enforced whether it be additional auditing or it would require additional personnel. >> i can...
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elections that was scheduled for this month probably will pushed to the fall. it onger they are delayed will raise the frustration in the streets. the fighting in somalia, the collapse of government in northern mali. maly's security hinges on france being able to determine terrorists networks in the egion. west african countries, deployed thousands of troops to help stabilize northern mali. chad is the nation's biggest contribute and are working closely with the french. oving to asia, the taliban has diminished in certain areas of afghanistan but is still resilient. the coalition draw down would have an impact on afghanistan's economy, which is likely to decline after 2014. pakistan has not instituted much needed tax reforms and the country faces no real prospects for economic growth. the armed forces continue their operations in the tribal areas, which have been safe havens for a qaeda and the taliban. in china last month, they have a new president. his country is supplementing their military capabilities to support its claims in the south and east china seas.
elections that was scheduled for this month probably will pushed to the fall. it onger they are delayed will raise the frustration in the streets. the fighting in somalia, the collapse of government in northern mali. maly's security hinges on france being able to determine terrorists networks in the egion. west african countries, deployed thousands of troops to help stabilize northern mali. chad is the nation's biggest contribute and are working closely with the french. oving to asia, the...
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but only 12 for elected. and 23 left. row we have had a decrease in the number of veterans in congress. we have the lowest rate of veterans in congress today since the 1920's. we also have the highest level of hyper partisanship. i would make an argument and others might agree that all veterans won't solve the problem and the lack of veterans did not cause the partisanship problem, they help. they are used to being part of something greater than themselves. many times you may get a democrat and republican who served next to each other in iraq or afghanistan who are going to figure out how to push through a bill this bipartisan tendencies. my thought would be, whether we are talking about military service or the peace corps, people who have served know how to work together and be something greater than themselves. these are the types of people we want to see in our legislatures. >> i am going to turn back to mark gearan. i did not mention he was the director of the transition from the clinton administration. there is the p
but only 12 for elected. and 23 left. row we have had a decrease in the number of veterans in congress. we have the lowest rate of veterans in congress today since the 1920's. we also have the highest level of hyper partisanship. i would make an argument and others might agree that all veterans won't solve the problem and the lack of veterans did not cause the partisanship problem, they help. they are used to being part of something greater than themselves. many times you may get a democrat and...
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it's why i ran for election. it's really what produced that wave of tea party candidates that won in 2010. certainly on our side, there is a high level of frustration that john roberts for example our standpoint, ruled the wrong way, that this law is still in place. so you're seeing that frustration level play out here. what i'd like to do is, again, look at the reality of the situation. i'd like democrats look at the fact that their union backers are realizing this law has many, many damaging effects. i'd like certainly conservatives, republicans to recognize we didn't win the 2012 election. harry reid is still in the senate. we have to recognize that reality. let's start informing the american public. in the end, this all goes back to the american people. what are they going to want? i think if republicans -- i'd say if the medical community, if we start painting the picture -- listen, i talk to doctors. they're really concerned about what will happen in terms of their ability to deliver quality health care. be
it's why i ran for election. it's really what produced that wave of tea party candidates that won in 2010. certainly on our side, there is a high level of frustration that john roberts for example our standpoint, ruled the wrong way, that this law is still in place. so you're seeing that frustration level play out here. what i'd like to do is, again, look at the reality of the situation. i'd like democrats look at the fact that their union backers are realizing this law has many, many damaging...
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the 2014 elections, typically midterm elections are very bad for the president's party. democrats are looking at a really hostile map in 2014. there are a bunch of seats they are defending, many more than the republicans are depend -- defending. a lot of open seats. you are right. we have seen both parties have trouble in recruiting members. sometimes, the timing just isn't right for the individual member. is mike rogers, the intelligence committee chairman of the house that we talked about. he was thought to be perhaps the best republican candidate in michigan that announced at the end of last week that he would stay in the house. he apparently made a decision that he was better off there, that he could have more leadership if he remained on the intelligence committee in the house. , it is hard to recruit just because people decide the timing isn't right for them personally. maybe they read the cards and they don't think they have a great chance of getting elected. .ost: back to the phones bonnie is in maryland on the republican line. good morning to you. you are on wit
the 2014 elections, typically midterm elections are very bad for the president's party. democrats are looking at a really hostile map in 2014. there are a bunch of seats they are defending, many more than the republicans are depend -- defending. a lot of open seats. you are right. we have seen both parties have trouble in recruiting members. sometimes, the timing just isn't right for the individual member. is mike rogers, the intelligence committee chairman of the house that we talked about. he...
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electives. because of the influence of the professors, i was opposed to changing it, which made me about name it, with you my fellow classmates. [laughter] a lifetime friend of the father. he lived in a little room after that ended his own research. when he died, i got a lovely letter from a young priest who found him who said he kept a role of letters from his former students and the letters i wrote to him when i was governor, and he sent them to me. of his me an account last days and the last picture taken of him in his vatican. -- in the vatican. i still have it. why am i telling you this? boys grew upthese theirecame the order, lives had different turns. one went to asia because he spoke all the different languages. the communist chinese did not like it that he was doing his missionary work and they put him in a four by 4 foot hole and he lost a lot of stomach. he came out and he was anti- communist. he thought the vietnam war was a great deal and he knew i thought it was a terrible mistake.
electives. because of the influence of the professors, i was opposed to changing it, which made me about name it, with you my fellow classmates. [laughter] a lifetime friend of the father. he lived in a little room after that ended his own research. when he died, i got a lovely letter from a young priest who found him who said he kept a role of letters from his former students and the letters i wrote to him when i was governor, and he sent them to me. of his me an account last days and the last...
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that's a two-year election cycle. we saw that in 2010 when 87 new freshmen republicans came into the house of representatives. every single one of them having run on the office on the promise to repeal obamacare. every single one. meanwhile, while the house was being heated up, the senate itself, which, if all -- excuse me, if all senators rather than roughly 1/3 of them were up for election each sickle, i think we would have seen the majority turn over in the united states senate. but it didn't quite do that. so the senate has been the cooling saucer to the hot cup of tea or coffee that is the house. our founding fathers saw that and they wanted to balance that, they wanted to have the longer view in the senate, they wanted a quick reaction force in the house and think wanted to blend together and they did. i think they did a very good job of that. but they also wanted to then check an overreach of article one, the legislative branch, of the congress, by giving the president of the united states veto power and at the
that's a two-year election cycle. we saw that in 2010 when 87 new freshmen republicans came into the house of representatives. every single one of them having run on the office on the promise to repeal obamacare. every single one. meanwhile, while the house was being heated up, the senate itself, which, if all -- excuse me, if all senators rather than roughly 1/3 of them were up for election each sickle, i think we would have seen the majority turn over in the united states senate. but it...
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as for the fact this these elections have on that -- effect these elections have on, that i wouldn't speculate. we're going to deal with, you know, the process itself, with the government and press forward on what we firmly believe is a process that has as its goal a result that is good for the palestinians and for the israelis. >> the administration often says that there's not been a white house with a close strategic relationship with israel in this one. but it's also no secret that sometimes the relationship with prime minister netanyahu has been a little contentious. how important is personality and the personal types between leaders as compared to the strategic sense and do you expect now that the elections here and in israel have taken place there might be a little bit of leeway for two leaders to have a slight different relationship? >> i would answer by pointing out that no leader has met more often with or spent more time on the phone with president obama than prime minister netanyahu. that relationship is strong and t.s.a. relationship that allows for a free and open discus
as for the fact this these elections have on that -- effect these elections have on, that i wouldn't speculate. we're going to deal with, you know, the process itself, with the government and press forward on what we firmly believe is a process that has as its goal a result that is good for the palestinians and for the israelis. >> the administration often says that there's not been a white house with a close strategic relationship with israel in this one. but it's also no secret that...
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anlt people through their elected officials have the final say on such matters. the court therefore obviously got it wrong in both cases. in prop 8 and in doma. in prop 8 the debate regarding the definition of marriage should not be in the hands of the courts. instead it should be returned where it rightly belongs, with the people. the institution of marriage should not be manipulated. either by the courts who are unelected, nor by elected officials who have failed to uphold their responsibility. in the doma case, court's failure inappropriately therefore leads to states dictating to the federal government on various policy and obviously in that case the courts got federalism wrong. regardless of the supreme court's ruling today, ultimately decisions such as these rest in the hands of the people and the debate over marriage policy will and should continue. i yield now to mr. walberg. >> congressman tim walberg from michigan. in my state we have clearly defined marriagetop to be that relationship between a man and a woman. nowhere have we defined what a love relat
anlt people through their elected officials have the final say on such matters. the court therefore obviously got it wrong in both cases. in prop 8 and in doma. in prop 8 the debate regarding the definition of marriage should not be in the hands of the courts. instead it should be returned where it rightly belongs, with the people. the institution of marriage should not be manipulated. either by the courts who are unelected, nor by elected officials who have failed to uphold their...
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we just had election. we just had a new congress is sworn in last month and the president was or read-and are rated. the question everybody has this point is who is the front runner for the presidency in 2016? [laughter] it's gotta be the hottest issue. politics is a futures market and you're always thinking about who will be in power next time around? >>andy is thinking of running. >> in all seriousness, my clinic students here today will know that i encourage them to analyze policy with an lp 4 framework which is in ackerman which names -- an acronym which means block, process and the next p is policy which dries that process and the next p is politics. we can understand politics drives policies. the final p is personalities. what are they like? the new start with these elements of this framework. let's start with the law. andy stone had ansome in gauging opening comments with regard to his experience in 2010 and in the 2012 cycle. i can see a page filled only with members. i feel at home here. so as and
we just had election. we just had a new congress is sworn in last month and the president was or read-and are rated. the question everybody has this point is who is the front runner for the presidency in 2016? [laughter] it's gotta be the hottest issue. politics is a futures market and you're always thinking about who will be in power next time around? >>andy is thinking of running. >> in all seriousness, my clinic students here today will know that i encourage them to analyze...
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he won that election. house republicans lost seats in the house, got one million fewer votes than democrats. senate republicans lost seats in the senate. people outside this process might wonder if elections have consequences on the budgeting process. do they? >> so the question is, the election did not go our way -- believe me, i know what that feels like. that means we surrender our principles? that means we stop believing in what we believe in? look, whether the country intended it or not, we have the second-largest house majority we have had since world war roman to -- since world war ii. we need to put up our vision. we think we owe the gadget -- we owe the country a balanced budget, solutions to the problems that are plaguing our nation. a debt crisis on the horizon, a slow-growing economy, people trapped in poverty. we are showing answers. it elections do have consequences. we are in the majority. this is our offer, our vision. and what you do is you show the country what you believe in. the senate
he won that election. house republicans lost seats in the house, got one million fewer votes than democrats. senate republicans lost seats in the senate. people outside this process might wonder if elections have consequences on the budgeting process. do they? >> so the question is, the election did not go our way -- believe me, i know what that feels like. that means we surrender our principles? that means we stop believing in what we believe in? look, whether the country intended it or...
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once we come out of that election, the buildup to the other election is that that was a corrupt bargain. >> you described 1824 setting the stage for 1828. the 1828 campaign was older enmity fought together again. how did it play out? >> in 1824, jackson was not quite sure he was ready to be president. when he won the vote and it was stolen from him, he knew he was meant to be president. he thought the election had stolen the people's presidency. when he came out in 1828, he came out fighting. >> what was interesting about the campaign was that it was a precursor to modern campaigning. he and his surrogates for out on the stump. as many as 800,000 more americans voted in that election as they had in the previous ones the -- the previous one. how had he thought of that? growings the development of a national party that martin and iran had been working on with people -- martin van buren had been working on with people in the south. this was a time of great technological change. we had real growth and newspapers and new communication methods coming to bear as well as a much larger electorat
once we come out of that election, the buildup to the other election is that that was a corrupt bargain. >> you described 1824 setting the stage for 1828. the 1828 campaign was older enmity fought together again. how did it play out? >> in 1824, jackson was not quite sure he was ready to be president. when he won the vote and it was stolen from him, he knew he was meant to be president. he thought the election had stolen the people's presidency. when he came out in 1828, he came out...
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but it isn't the same election. 2010 was almost a purely ideological election, perhaps the most ideological since 1980. then you get to 2010 when you have a personality involved, and you have a figure who represents one side. romney is a good man. i like him. i think he's an honorable man. and i think he actually would have made an excellent president but he was a bad candidate, particularly in an election that could have been won had it been an election about ideas and philosophy. i think it would have been easily won had it been about ideas and philosophy. but number one, he wasn't the man, the best man on our side to make that case. and secondly, he decided not to make the case in either way, and to run on the state of the economy and not on the issue. i mean, hely ran ideologicalic -- he ran ideologically the first hour. and if he run his campaign that way he would have won and he couldn't sustain it or trust it and he subsided in the second and third debate and became passive and stuck to hoping the state of the economy would be enough to have obama dismissed on the ground of incompete
but it isn't the same election. 2010 was almost a purely ideological election, perhaps the most ideological since 1980. then you get to 2010 when you have a personality involved, and you have a figure who represents one side. romney is a good man. i like him. i think he's an honorable man. and i think he actually would have made an excellent president but he was a bad candidate, particularly in an election that could have been won had it been an election about ideas and philosophy. i think it...
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elected to senate, senator johnson is a statesmen and especially concerned with the ever-expanding size, scope and cost of government. the influence on a national bubble is part of the wisconsin wave of conservative leaders. governor scott walker -- yeah, you can clap. amen. lieutenant governor rebecca clay fish and a gentleman you'll be hearing from again in the conferences this paul ryan and many others. [applause] prior to running for office, senator johnson is a successful businessman and his manufacturing background has taught him to act on the root of the cause of the problems and not on the symptoms alone. his vast business experience and private sector perspective have been useful in the senate as he seeks to tackle fundamental challenges threatening our constitutional liberty. both of ron's parents were born and raised on farms and their work ethic montand values were passed down to him. as a result, ron learns that work is not a four letter word. as a boy u-boat fonts, shoveled snow in delivered papers. he caddied enron learned early on how to identify and deal with minor, whi
elected to senate, senator johnson is a statesmen and especially concerned with the ever-expanding size, scope and cost of government. the influence on a national bubble is part of the wisconsin wave of conservative leaders. governor scott walker -- yeah, you can clap. amen. lieutenant governor rebecca clay fish and a gentleman you'll be hearing from again in the conferences this paul ryan and many others. [applause] prior to running for office, senator johnson is a successful businessman and...
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then the 2012 election. after that another chance to see q&a with code pink founder. >> the sequester will reduce r grants by about 5% which equates to $22 million or so which will be distributed among the various licenseees and stations i have described. so we have taken about a 13% cut in our overall funding in the last two years. if the entire government had sustained cuts we had sustained the budget would be $500 illion smaller than it is now. so we feel we've made a significant contribution to debt reduction. >> the impact of spending cuts on public television on the communicate tors on c-span2. >> the british house of commons is in recess so prime minister's questions will not be seen tonight. it returns on april 17 on c-span2. next a discussion on the prospects of the house and senate agreingsing on a 2014 budget. this is from "washington journal." it's about 30 minutes. >> and we're back with our budget round table. stan collender writes for roll call and capital gains and games.com. and peter morici
then the 2012 election. after that another chance to see q&a with code pink founder. >> the sequester will reduce r grants by about 5% which equates to $22 million or so which will be distributed among the various licenseees and stations i have described. so we have taken about a 13% cut in our overall funding in the last two years. if the entire government had sustained cuts we had sustained the budget would be $500 illion smaller than it is now. so we feel we've made a significant...
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when you get these jobs, elected to the congress or the legislature or you get elected as mayor, a measure of your oath is when you can look a friend in the eye, someone that he mostly agree with and say, i do not agree with you and you are wrong on this issue. i think the nra is wrong when they say the answer to a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. when they say that teachers ought to be carrying guns in elementary schools. when they say that virtually no gun legislation is acceptable to them prepared -- to them. that is, to me, and extreme position. i would hope there are republicans and democrats who can look them in the eye and say, i'm sorry, mostly agree with you, but you are wrong puritan -- but you are wrong. i still have a few months left. i would like to continue in public life. i have a thin majority whip, majority leader, speaker of the assembly, council member, and now a mayor of l.a. but i would rather be able to look at the man in the mirror. in the end, that is what we all have to be comfortable with. if you cannot look at the man in the mirror or the woman in ame
when you get these jobs, elected to the congress or the legislature or you get elected as mayor, a measure of your oath is when you can look a friend in the eye, someone that he mostly agree with and say, i do not agree with you and you are wrong on this issue. i think the nra is wrong when they say the answer to a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. when they say that teachers ought to be carrying guns in elementary schools. when they say that virtually no gun legislation is...
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however, we know what happened in the election. the president was re-elected. there were some seats that were lost by republicans. net seat loss by republicans in the senate. we lost -- republicans lost some seats there in the house. maintained still a strong majority in the house. we expect to do so at least into the foreseeable future. the results of that election were overreacted to by many people on my side of the aisle. how did we lose? and so of course the people that were the architects of these kind of campaigns wouldn't want to say, wouldn't want to take on the blame themselves. so they looked around to see where they could cast the blame elsewhere. they settled upon this theory on middle of the night so i would say in the morning of, which started at 12:01 a.m. the morning of november 7, 2012. and that theory that they settled on was that mitt romney would be president-elect that morning, and president today if he just had not been so strident on immigration. if he just had not said those two words, self-deport. that was the -- their theory was that w
however, we know what happened in the election. the president was re-elected. there were some seats that were lost by republicans. net seat loss by republicans in the senate. we lost -- republicans lost some seats there in the house. maintained still a strong majority in the house. we expect to do so at least into the foreseeable future. the results of that election were overreacted to by many people on my side of the aisle. how did we lose? and so of course the people that were the architects...
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when i was elected to congress in 1992 it was the first time an african-american won an election in florida in 129 years in this body. 129 years. and i can't stand in this body and not think about what happened in the 2000 election when we had a cue deat that in this country, when 27,000 voters from my district, seven, eight, nine and 10, ballots was not counted and was thrown out because of poor equipment. and let's don't talk about what happened four years later when jeb bush paid $4 million to a company that took all of the people off of the ballot that was not even -- and in this recent election, when this latest governor, what did he do? they did away with sunday voting because african-americans and others vote on sunday. so, our work is cut out for us. the legislature for the first time put together a program that clearly lays out what we need to do to move forward and so i urge my colleagues to move forward in making sure that we reinstate the voting rights act. section 4. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman
when i was elected to congress in 1992 it was the first time an african-american won an election in florida in 129 years in this body. 129 years. and i can't stand in this body and not think about what happened in the 2000 election when we had a cue deat that in this country, when 27,000 voters from my district, seven, eight, nine and 10, ballots was not counted and was thrown out because of poor equipment. and let's don't talk about what happened four years later when jeb bush paid $4 million...
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three percent in this election. i think most important, it unified in consolidating the muslim league vote which in previous elections had disintegrated or in a way, distributed among several factions rather than one faction. the question that many people ask, was the result uprising? i think the answer to that is, yes and no. not surprising because the general expectation -- they were showing who would win. people expected his party to do better, but not to win. the surprised and lie in the scale of victory. i was in touch with many members of his party, even they did not expect such a clean sweep. he is now close to getting not just a majority, with the help of independents and many people who have the option, within three days of turning one or the other party. he could actually end up with a two thirds majority in pakistan national parliament. his victory -- and this is based on a landslide in punjab. where he won 116 out of 148 seats. in the provincial legislature, he already has a two thirds majority. the ques
three percent in this election. i think most important, it unified in consolidating the muslim league vote which in previous elections had disintegrated or in a way, distributed among several factions rather than one faction. the question that many people ask, was the result uprising? i think the answer to that is, yes and no. not surprising because the general expectation -- they were showing who would win. people expected his party to do better, but not to win. the surprised and lie in the...
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chamowitz drew from the case because of some things he said during the election -- dr. camp which drew from the case because of some of the things he said during the election process. is it true that if the attorney general and the governor do not like the ballot initiative, it will go undefended? correct one of your colleagues? >> in one of your colleagues have suggested there could be an appointee of the state of california who had a fiduciary responsibility to the state of california and the citizens of california to represent the state of california. >> who would appoint him, the same governor who did not want to defend the? >> it happens all the time, as in the case of -- let's not spend too much time on an eventual counsel provisions. -- on individual counsel provisions. [laughter] can have aernor perceived person of interest. that person might have the responsibility of the state and also possibly attorney fees. >> i suppose there is a person who could perform marriages, but prefer not to perform same-sex marriages. it seems that the only options here are propone
chamowitz drew from the case because of some things he said during the election -- dr. camp which drew from the case because of some of the things he said during the election process. is it true that if the attorney general and the governor do not like the ballot initiative, it will go undefended? correct one of your colleagues? >> in one of your colleagues have suggested there could be an appointee of the state of california who had a fiduciary responsibility to the state of california...
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day and school board election on some off cycle -- let's get up with primary or general elections -- there are many things we could do to encourage participation. >> between of the skepticism is a fundamental american trait and that is what we found. almost 2/3 say they trust the federal government to do the right thing only some of the time. we did not give the option none of the time. 13% volunteered none of the time. this attitude, it does not matter, why bother, and i wonder if the panelists think that is one of the reasons we see people not wanting to vote, but not only wanting to run and a campaign -- does that have an effect? who would like to speak? >> sure, a loaded question here. i think karen discussed this earlier that people do not get proper education in the schools about the problems of democracy and what we can do in government to solve them. they think of government bureaucrats, and holding up examples -- we saved a million lives over the last decade from malaria in africa. that was largely because the government went from a $35 million investment to a $1.2 billion i
day and school board election on some off cycle -- let's get up with primary or general elections -- there are many things we could do to encourage participation. >> between of the skepticism is a fundamental american trait and that is what we found. almost 2/3 say they trust the federal government to do the right thing only some of the time. we did not give the option none of the time. 13% volunteered none of the time. this attitude, it does not matter, why bother, and i wonder if the...
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posture for the next election. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. >> i rise to congratulate mauers recognized by fortune magazine as one of the best companies to work for. in my home state of georgia we have come to know mars is a great place to work. since joining the mars family, employees have been benefited from being part of the mars company. mars employees are given opportunities for growth and advancement and boasts a low turnover rate. and it strengthens its business odel by mentorship and a younger employee introduces an executive to internet. and it places high value on its human capital which it demonstrates is a significant investment to its employees. through innovation and creativity, wrigley has new growth opportunities such as a new chewing g
posture for the next election. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. >> i rise to congratulate mauers recognized by fortune magazine as one of the best companies to work for. in my home state of georgia we have come to know mars...
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he was elected in 1955. he spoke about his career in public service with a washington "the atlantic's" headquarters in washington. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> we are about to have one of the most extraordinary moments. that anyone could possibly have listening to john dingell. everybody in this room knows about him. i will not give you a long introduction. i will say a couple of words. for anybody who loves and is passionate about politics, loves the game of politics and making policy, you cannot help but admire, respect, and indeed even love, not all the time i am sure. he has been center stage since 1955. his father was here starting in 1932. the word dingell is synonymous with getting things done in washington. there was a time when we got things done in washington. there's hardly a piece of legislation in the area of health or energy or environment or security or telecommunications and others that john dingell did not have his fingerprints on. he has been center stage for a long time. just to gi
he was elected in 1955. he spoke about his career in public service with a washington "the atlantic's" headquarters in washington. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> we are about to have one of the most extraordinary moments. that anyone could possibly have listening to john dingell. everybody in this room knows about him. i will not give you a long introduction. i will say a couple of words. for anybody who loves and is passionate about politics, loves the game of...
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to the united states senate in 1982, re-elect nd 1988 and re-elected in 1994 and then elected for a fourth term in 2002 and fifth term in 2008. he was a person of perseverance to mrs. lautenberg and lautenberg children and family. we extend our profound sympathy and the people of new jersey and might i suggest the nation our sad -- are saddened by his death. yield to mr. andrews. mr. andrews: i thank my colleagues. there is not acorn of our state that does not bear a manifestation of the greatness of senator lautenberg's career. some of the manifestations are functional and somewhat ordinary, bridges and exit ramps, but so many of the things are things of beauty and splendor. this is a person who risked his life for his country in the second world war and gave his life to the building of a successful business and building a great state and great country. we are profoundly saddened by his loss but hartened by his example and i thank he each of us for remembering him. our prayers to his family and thanks for a great life well led. mr. pascrell: frank lautenberg was my friend for 45 ye
to the united states senate in 1982, re-elect nd 1988 and re-elected in 1994 and then elected for a fourth term in 2002 and fifth term in 2008. he was a person of perseverance to mrs. lautenberg and lautenberg children and family. we extend our profound sympathy and the people of new jersey and might i suggest the nation our sad -- are saddened by his death. yield to mr. andrews. mr. andrews: i thank my colleagues. there is not acorn of our state that does not bear a manifestation of the...
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social media was very important for the election. it remains to be seen how it will hit into governing. they have not been able to make it work for them, for governing. but every president in a modern period has wanted to go around the white house press corps. in the eisenhower administration, when they made their press conference transcripts on the record in 1953 and on television in 1955, the press secretary was interested in getting things out directly. in one of his diary entries he said, we will go directly to the people. that has repeated itself from one administration to the next. the white house press corps continues to be important because those are the people on the ground writing about what it is the president is doing about the policies that he is initiating and what is going on within the white house. that information spreads. you can have something like the huffington post that will be pushing up articles that are in the new york times. i would be wary in thinking i could simply go around them as the white house press c
social media was very important for the election. it remains to be seen how it will hit into governing. they have not been able to make it work for them, for governing. but every president in a modern period has wanted to go around the white house press corps. in the eisenhower administration, when they made their press conference transcripts on the record in 1953 and on television in 1955, the press secretary was interested in getting things out directly. in one of his diary entries he said,...
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guest: members of congress once they get elected, the chances of them getting re-elected are up quite high. certainly over 90% of imincumbents every two years get re-- certainly over 90% of incumbents every two years get re-elected. that's why some are pushing for term limits. as far as the media, the media has changed dramatically the landscape over the last five or 10 years. at the same time i think the media does a pretty good job of reviewing what the government has been doing. that's one of the reasons we know about this surveillance situation. host: this is the final week of decisions from the court laid out for us. it's a biggy. guest: there are a number of issues. one of them, i believe, is the gay marriage issue that we were possibly going to get last week. gay marriage has been in the ws for so long, especially with : obama. it is fascinating to see where they are going on this. some senators have changed their position -- republican senators, lisa murkowski is the latest to come out for gay marriage. i don't know if this is going to go along party lines, but this is going t
guest: members of congress once they get elected, the chances of them getting re-elected are up quite high. certainly over 90% of imincumbents every two years get re-- certainly over 90% of incumbents every two years get re-elected. that's why some are pushing for term limits. as far as the media, the media has changed dramatically the landscape over the last five or 10 years. at the same time i think the media does a pretty good job of reviewing what the government has been doing. that's one...
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it is how we got elected. it is very different than the central intelligence agency and i respect it very much. i want to move from ieit to the enhanced interrogation techniques. you talk about the 6000 pages. i will pour out my frustration on dealing with the central intelligence agency and various administrations trying to get information. why was it they felt we were so unworthy of being trusted? why was it they were willing to talk to pat roberts, me, saxby chambliss, dianne feinstein, but not anybody else? until we literally bludgeoned them, diane and i, to include everybody. it is amazing. i pursue dianne feinstein's statement about staff. under the previous administration, when you have a briefing with the president or the vice president and the cia and others, you are not allowed to -- i can remember when pat roberts was the chairman and i was vice chairman, we were not allowed to talk to each other driving up and driving back. staff were allowed to do nothing. you are surrounded by people who work wit
it is how we got elected. it is very different than the central intelligence agency and i respect it very much. i want to move from ieit to the enhanced interrogation techniques. you talk about the 6000 pages. i will pour out my frustration on dealing with the central intelligence agency and various administrations trying to get information. why was it they felt we were so unworthy of being trusted? why was it they were willing to talk to pat roberts, me, saxby chambliss, dianne feinstein, but...
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the big election will take care of it. wrong on all counts. as i watch both up here and back home, back home you are not seeing a lot of activity because texas has said we're not doing the exchanges exchanges, we will let the government set that up and take that responsibility, and medicaid expansion is not something the governor said we will do. even though the state legislature is in special session i'm not, they are working on other things and not this. from the washington perspex have and where -- perspective and where a lot of the focus has been since the first of the year is, can this thing get up and running? while the witnesses who have come in from the agencies will tell you, we will be ready, everything is on track, on schedule, and you look around and things are falling off as you go down the road in this trail of debris that is left behind the affordable care act as it bounces down the road. that we to revelations will delay the employer mandate was started, but in the context that a few weeks before we asked can you do this, can y
the big election will take care of it. wrong on all counts. as i watch both up here and back home, back home you are not seeing a lot of activity because texas has said we're not doing the exchanges exchanges, we will let the government set that up and take that responsibility, and medicaid expansion is not something the governor said we will do. even though the state legislature is in special session i'm not, they are working on other things and not this. from the washington perspex have and...
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obviously president obama has been re-elected. this is his law and he's never going to allow repeal to get past his desk, but that doesn't mean house republicans don't want to make a statement and make it clear to the public that they continue to fight this law. >> how many times have house republicans tried to repeal the law? >> this will be the 37th vote to repeal a portion of the law. there's been 37 votes, most of them were in the last three years, but this will be only the third time they've attempted full repeal of the law. >> what are republicans saying specifically about the health care law that they say hurts the economy? >> well, you know, it's a lot of things that are going to start to go into effect early next year, there's going to be requirements on employers to either provide coverage or pay penalties. we're already seeing some insurance rates announced this summer for next year. they're likely going to be increases in rates. they say that's going to hurt the public so that's why they want to continue to put attenti
obviously president obama has been re-elected. this is his law and he's never going to allow repeal to get past his desk, but that doesn't mean house republicans don't want to make a statement and make it clear to the public that they continue to fight this law. >> how many times have house republicans tried to repeal the law? >> this will be the 37th vote to repeal a portion of the law. there's been 37 votes, most of them were in the last three years, but this will be only the...